Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Asma Gull Hasan

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Whispering^(talk/c) 05:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Asma Gull Hasan

Notability. Also, even if this person is sufficiently notable, the article is barely a stub. Caliga10 18:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep and expand. Her work is cited often enough by other authors (Some books: [1], [2], [3], [4]. Some journals: [5], [6].) , she's had columns printed in the New York Times[7] and San Francisco Chronicle[8], appeared on CNN as an expert on Islam[9], etc. It's also a good sign that her book was published with a major house, that it went into two printings, that the Library of Congress has three copies in the stacks, and that it was reviewed by reputable publications (like this review in Sojourners). When articles on notable subjects are short, we should expand them, not delete them. -Hit bull, win steak^(Moo!) 18:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I generally agree with that sentiment, and you seem to make a good argument for notability. Are you interested in expanding the article? Also, the "Muslim feminist cowgirl" thing sounded like a joke or something to me, so I wondered if the article was a serious entry. Also, 2 of the 3 links referenced in the article point to external pieces highly critical of her; I wonder if the article has an NPOV.--Caliga10 13:25, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the article is in need of some work, and I often try to expand articles on AFD when they seem worthy, but I generally also try to stear cleer of major changes to articles related to religion. I went ahead and placed a request for expansion at Wikiproject:Islam, so maybe someone there will rise to the challenge. -Hit bull, win steak^(Moo!) 13:48, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep per the research that Hit bull, win steak did, sufficient evidence in my eyes of rising to the WP:BIO level of notability. GRBerry 12:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and expand per Hit bull, win steak, appears to be notable beyond WP:BIO standard. Yamaguchi先生 05:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.